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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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